How much do you know about limu, seaweed or marine algae? Isabella Aiona Abbott may know more about it than anyone else.She learned about its many uses, varieties and their Hawaiian names from her mother who learned from her mother whose mother lived during the times of the kapu system, when women could gather limu but not eat – or even touch – taro.

Now a world-renowned expert on marine algae and Professor Emerita at the University of Hawai’i, Dr. Abbott joins Leslie Wilcox for an engaging conversation.